Meghana Kandra

Harley Davidson Hires Ford CEO as They Shift to Electric Motorcycles
CEO of Ford, Jim Farley joined the board to work beside the current CEO Jochen Zeitz

Meghana KandraApril 12, 2021

The CEO of Harley Davidson hired a Chief officer for their electric vehicle area last month. Hiring another CEO for the company, Ford CEO Jim Farley is another ...

Electric VehiclesNews

All About Soon to be Extinct Plug-in Hybrid cars in Europe

Meghana KandraApril 12, 2021

Plug-in hybrids were definitely an option with limited charging stations. However, the governments are making plans towards making Europe EV-friendly. For Hybri...

Electric VehiclesNews

Saudi Sudair Project signed an initial SAR 3.4bn Solar deal
Backed by Wealth Public Investment of Saudi Arabia, a Consortium signs a 1.5GW Solar PPA

Meghana KandraApril 11, 2021

The Sudair Project by AVWA power is considered as one of the largest solar plants in Saudi with1.5GW capacity in Sudair, Saudi Arabia. The investment will be $...

Clean Energy

South Korean Battery Groups US dispute: A Threat For VW and Ford
Joe Biden's agreement on the dispute resolved the solution, but how would it have effected VW and Ford otherwise?

Meghana KandraApril 11, 2021

The dispute started when SK Innovation was banned from trading in the US for 10 years by US International Trade Commission. The ban was based on the allegations...

News

BYD to Use Cobalt-free Battery Technology Making Less-Expensive EVs

Meghana KandraApril 11, 2021

Backed by investor Warren Buffet, BYD is going to make less expensive EVs by cutting costs in battery making. Image credits- Green Car Congress BYD was p...

CarsElectric Vehicles

Tesla Model 3 Update With Increased Price: Following iPhone?
Tesla prices vary often, but this time with an interior update.

Meghana KandraApril 11, 2021

The company introduced a new door trim that extends from the dashboard for its Tesla Model 3. Interestingly, the update was already introduced in their Shanghai...

Electric Vehicles

Elon Musk Congratulates Nio for it’s 100,000th EV
As of April 7th, Nio successfully manufactured 100,000 EVs

Meghana KandraApril 10, 2021

Nio is a local EV makes in China, which has further plans to extend sales in Europe. It hasn't been a year since the company produces 50,000 EVs, yet they have ...

Electric Vehicles

SpaceX Starlink Internet at $99 for Everyone Across the Globe
The service is now available in the US, Canada, Germany, New Zealand and the UK.

Meghana KandraApril 10, 2021

Within three months of the availability of Starlink satellite internet connection, there were 10,000 users. That was when the service was available only in the ...

Space

Minus Zero: India’s First Autonomous Car Testing In Panjab
The three-wheeler successfully travelled 2.2 km on April 1st

Meghana KandraApril 10, 2021

Minus Zero established in 2020, is the first start-up in India to work on autonomous cars. Also, they are working on making an affordable self-driving car. Unli...

Electric Vehicles

Italy Government Intervened Takeover Of Local Semi-Conductor Firm
The semi-conductor firm, LPE sold to a Chinese company, Shenzehen, is now un-sold

Meghana KandraApril 10, 2021

As the demand for semi-conductor increases, not only EV manufacturers are alerting themselves, but also the governments. Prime minister Mario Draghi blocked the...

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